Claiming Their Land Women Homesteaders In Texas
By Florence C. Gould & Patricia N. Pando
Sent in by : Joreen Wehmeyer <jojo@ctesc.net>
Introduction:
The Goal of this book is to identify for the first time all of the
women in Texas who filed claims for their own homesteads, either as heads
of families or as single women,
from 1845 when Texas became a state, to 1898 when land ceased to be
available for homesteading.These woman as a group are totally missing from
Texas history.
All of these are Claimants 1870-1898
All FILES are listed with General Land Office , State Of Texas,
Austin Texas.
BLANCO COUNTY
Women Claimants 1845-1869 Texas
Barker, Permilia
|
Blanco County |
Claim
size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 713
|
| Jones, Sophia |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File
Number - 695 |
Women Claimants 1870-1898 Texas
| Blands, Rosa A.
|
Blanco County
|
Claim size - 160 acres
|
Land District - Travis
|
File
Number - 894
|
| Brigham, Susan |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File
Number - 730
|
| Cagle, Sarah A. |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 501
|
| Cotton, Elizabeth |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File
Number - 1560 |
| Givens, Susan |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 80 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 1938 |
| Glenn, Rhoda |
Blanco County
|
Claim size - 160 acres
|
Land District - Travis
|
File Number - 709
|
| Hyman, Mrs.
C.C. |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 1306 |
| James, Susan
A. |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File
Number - 40 |
| Kent, Mrs.
Elizabeth |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 1046 |
| Kinman,
Rosanne |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 146.7
acres |
Land District - Travis |
File
Number - 1719 |
| Kruckemeyer, Mrs.
W |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 339 |
| Pounds,
Sallie |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 37.8
acres |
Land District - Travis |
File
Number - 1953 |
| Russell, Mrs.
E.R. |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 471 |
| Sharp, Mrs.
M.A. |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Bexar
|
File Number - 5880 |
| Smith, Mrs.
Sarah |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 171 |
| Stout,
Cynthia |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 422 |
| Terry, Mrs.
Mary |
Blanco County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Travis |
File Number - 2070
|
COMAL COUNTY
| Heimer, Anna
|
Comal County
|
Claim size - 80 Acres
|
Land District - Bexar
|
File Number - 1132
|
GILLESPIE COUNTY
| Langbein, Louisa
|
Gillespie County
|
Claim size - 160 acres
|
Land District - Bexar
|
File Number - 2272
|
Guadalupe County
| Dickens, Martha A.
|
Guadalupe County
|
Claim size - 160
|
Land District - Bexar
|
File Number - 228
|
| Hobbs, Rosanna |
Guadalupe County |
Claim size - 160 |
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 229
|
| Holmes, Eliza J. |
Guadalupe County |
Claim size - 239
|
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 104 |
| McCombs, Mary L. |
Guadalupe County |
Claim size - 160 |
Land District - Gonzales
|
File Number - 33
|
| Robbins, Nancy C |
Guadalupe County |
Claim size - 160 |
Land District - Gonzales |
File Number - 105 |
Rowan, Arminda
|
Guadalupe County |
Claim size - 160 |
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 439
|
Kimble County
| Kountz, Elizabeth
|
Kimble County
|
Claim size - 80 acres
|
Land District - Bexar
|
File Number - 1905
|
| Moore, Hettie J. |
Kimble County |
Claim size - 160 acres
|
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 1654
|
Turner, Mrs. E. A.
|
Kimble County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 2224
|
MASON COUNTY
| Hendryx, Louisa J.
|
Mason County
|
Claim size - 160 acres
|
Land District - Bexar
|
File Number - 5985
|
| Hunnicutt, Mrs. Mahala |
Mason County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 1640 |
| Morris,Mrs. Sarah E. |
Mason County |
Claim size - 81.6 acres |
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 6683 |
Sparks, Priscilla
|
Mason County |
Claim size - 160 acres |
Land District - Bexar |
File Number - 5701 |